*'This bunch of lads and management team are fantastic' - by Luke Turner*

PUBLISHED: 30th Apr 18

Kyle Storer
says that completing the great escape with Solihull Moors ‘ranks right up there’
in terms of his footballing career.

The
midfielder has been instrumental in helping the club retain their National
League status for another season after arriving in January.

Speaking
after the final day defeat against Eastleigh, Storer said: “Unfortunately we
lost the game today but you can tell it was the end of the season. The job was
done.

“The main
objective was to stay up and we achieved that earlier on in the week, so we’re
disappointed today but happy days.

“It’s just
been all hands to the pump and we had to do everything we can. We’ve had tough
times. Me personally, the own goal at Gateshead with the last kick of the game
and you think if it’s ever going to turn for you.

“This bunch
of lads and the management team are fantastic and they’ve put everything into
it. We fully deserve to stay up as well; we’ve been a credit to ourselves.”

When asked to
pinpoint a key moment during his time so far, Storer looked back on the trip to
Victoria Park earlier in the month that produced some dramatic scenes.

“For me the
crucial game was Hartlepool away. It was 0-0 at the time, we were close to them
in the league and missed numerous amounts of chances that day.

“Then for Adi
Yussuf to come up in the last minute with a goal, that kick-started our little
run really which got us nine points out of nine.

“That gave us
the boost that we needed at the current time.

“When you lose
games and don’t get what you think you deserve, it’s hard to take when you’re
down there.

“Like I say,
we’ve come back fighting and thoroughly deserved to stay up.”

It’s been all
hands on deck for the 31-year-old who joined the club at a stage where each and
every game was pivotal if the Moors were going to have any of survival, however
it was a task that Storer relished.

He continued:
“Before I joined we were 15 points from safety and I was speaking to the gaffer
about joining. I was thinking it’s a massive point difference and Solihull went
and beat Leyton Orient and Barrow.

“That reduced
it to seven and I said to my wife ‘we’ve got to give it a go’. It was still a
big ask but I said if we do it, it’ll rank right up there.